Hoarders - Season 5 - Eps 9: Verna and JoAnne
Verna is a hot-headed ex-cop, ex-drug trafficker, and ex-prison inmate who has cleverly evaded laws against hoarding by arguing that her hoard was her artistic expression. But now Verna, who has diabetes, is hospitalized, and the hospital refuses to let her return home unless it’s cleaned up. Joanne’s house has gone from immaculate showplace to garbage pit. Yet despite the filth, she’s been the daytime caretaker for her six-year-old grandson. Joanne’s sister-in-law is so upset about the situation that she’s threatening to call adult protective services if the house isn’t cleaned up immediately.
About Hoarders

Title: Hoarders
First Air Date: 2009-08-17
Last Air Date: 2024-12-02
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 6.425/10 (from 53 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 17
Total Episodes: 176
Network: Lifetime A&E
Genres: Documentary, Reality, Drama
Production Companies: Screaming Flea Productions
Synopsis
Each episode of Hoarders is a fascinating look inside the lives of two different people whose inability to part with their belongings is so out of control that they are on the verge of a personal crisis.